Happy New Year everyone! We are very, very excited to say that today we are welcoming in 2010 with the launch of our annual Best from the Best Fashion Report! A look back at the best wedding images of 2009 from the world's leading wedding photographers! With thousands of images submitted to us by hundreds of photographers across the globe, Blair, Kim and I were in heaven editing them down to what we considered the best of the best- the images that blew our minds, made us gasp and tear up and grin from ear to ear at the same time, and quite simply, made us love photography even more than we already do. We salute every one of the hard working photographers out there who sent in their images for consideration. It has been an honor to see such stellar creative work, and we sincerely hope that all of you, our readers, are as moved by 2009's Best from the Best as we have been.

Want to see more? Check out Danielle and Glenn's super fun wedding, here.

And at Southern Weddings... Lara Casey, SWS's Editor-In-Chief handpicked images for the feature!

Here's what Lara had to say about this picture (and those AMAZING shoes):

I am honestly not a heels kind of girl. I pretty much live in tennis shoes and Havaianas. But, the second I saw this shot from Natalie Moser, I thought to myself..."ok, mayyybe." What bride wouldn't feel like a million bucks in these? I love the feel of this image...relaxed, fun, and I can just see the girlish smile on her face.

Oh... one more thing... pretty please... click on over to their blog post and leave a comment voting for my image if you love it... I might just win the image of the week and be entered into their image of the year contest (and maybe even land a spot in their printed edition). Thanks and Happy New Year! Cheers!